Dear Brothers and Lasallians, The Lenten season calls for an engagement that is unique on at least a few levels. It is several weeks long, for one, and for that reason calls forth some spir-itual stamina. For another, it takes us into an encounter with Christ where we see and feel the presence of death in life. Lent is also unique because it defines us. In this regard I am reminded of Richard Rohr’s words (the Franciscan writer who lives in Albuquerque): "You are that which you are looking for, and that is why you are looking for it." Lent is a “looking for” time. It’s a sustained period of reflection on the pres-ence of death in life. Now there’s a topic that can scare the bejesus out of us! I’d like to make a case that Lent is not a morbid journey, a long row down the mid-night river. Instead—if we are courageous and attentive—it is a wisdom journey that reveals death is not, ultimately, darkness. I think most of us struggle a bit with Lent’s length. We have lives to live, after all! We’re plenty busy enough taking care of others, we say, and can’t really add another journey to the one we’re on. Fair enough—we need to be measured in our spiritual work; we are not, after all, living in monasteries and convents. But if we are not monks and nuns, we are apostles. A compelling reason for taking this journey is that we are educators and the young need us to have blazed the trail we are asking them to walk. If we are going to have any credibility when we say that death is not darkness, is not the end, we have to have discovered its truth personally. If anyone younger than us is going to pay any attention to us when we say love is stronger than death, it will be because our lives offer evidence. There is an impulse in young people to be daring and unconventional. They want to journey, even if it is perilous. They are ready for spiritual exploration. Though we may shudder at the risks they take, we know that physical trials often yield spiritual insights. Many, many of us have been in tough, even life-and-death, situations . . . and had a felt encounter with God that opened our eyes to a profound lesson: my true self, my spiritual identity, is deathless.

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March, 2014

NO-SF

News & Letters

Current &

Upcoming

Events

Ash Wednesday

March 5, 2014

Brother John

Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice

March 6-9, 2013 St. Joseph’s Camp Duncan Mills, CA

RELAN Brothers in Initial Formation

Spring Workshop March 13-17, 2014

Anaheim, CA

RELAN Vocation

Formation Committee Meeting

March 16-18, 2014 San Diego, CA

NO-SF District

and Mission & Ministry Councils Meeting March 20-22, 2014

De La Salle Provincialate Covington, LA

CLASP Team Visit March 26-29, 2014

Cathedral High School El Paso, TX

Thankfully, we don't have to parachute out of a plane, hike to 12,000 feet or give up our pension to grasp this core Christian truth that physical death cannot harm me. We can learn what we need to learn through rituals of prayer, hospitality, simple attention, chant, liturgy, solitude, fasting, generosity, and so on. But of course, we have to engage. Lots of people fantasize about winning the lottery but don't buy the ticket. Lots of people entertain warm thoughts of holy heights but don't undertake the journey. So, have you heard the story of the young boy who frequently wandered in the woods? Over time, his father became concerned. “I’ve noticed that each day you walk into the woods,” the dad said to his son. “Why do you go there?” “I go there to find God,” replied his son. “That’s a very good thing,” said his father. ”I’m glad you’re searching for God. But don’t you know that God is the same everywhere?” “Yes,” the boy answered, “but I’m not.” There is no cheap grace in the “looking for” journey of Lent. There’s work only we can do. We have to get past our excuses and illusions, especially the one that thinking about death will suck the joy out of life. We have to get past our fear and apathy, and get on with the spiritual work and exercise. We have to get on the paradoxical path, which is to say the Paschal path, and live the truth that love is greater than death. We need it for ourselves, the young need it from us. Brother Tim Coldwell, FSC Visitor

For the latest news from the District of San Francisco, go to http://www.delasalle.org/.

School administrators making decisions about 2014-2015 Lasallian formation opportunities for faculty and staff members can find a helpful resource at http://lasallian.info/programs-events/ administrators-toolbox/.

For Lasallian prayer and worship resources for Lent, go to http://lasallian.info/2014/02/28/ resources-for-the-lenten-season/.

For Lasallian Twinning Program information and resources, go to http://lasallian.info/lasallian- family/twinning/.

For the latest collection of Education Week Spotlight administrator resources, go to http:// www.edweek.org/ew/marketplace/products/edweek_spotlights.html?cmp=EB-SPT-022214.

For a list of educational technology resources, go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/02/26/ education-technology-administrators-777/.

For an inspirational video about a “crusty old teacher”, go to http://www.today.com/health/strict- math-teachers-secret-identity-baby-cuddler-2D12172837.

Links for Lasallians

Leadership Team

March Calendar

VISITOR Bro. Timothy Coldwell, FSC

1-5 Covington: De La Salle Provincialate 5 LLEC Mtg. (Skype) 6-7 Covington: Crouzet Community Visit 13-15 El Paso: Cathedral HS Community Visit 16-18 San Diego: RVFC 20 Covington: Affiliation Ceremony 21-22 Covington: District Council Mtg. 27-29 Covington: St. Paul’s School Community Visit 31 Lafayette: Holy Family Community

AUXILIARY VISITOR Bro. David Sinitiere, FSC

1-7 Covington: De La Salle Provincialate 5 LLEC Mtg. (Skype) 10-19 Covington: De La Salle Provincialate 20 Covington: Affiliation Ceremony 21-22 Covington: District Council Mtg. 23-31 Covington: De La Salle Provincialate

DIRECTOR of VOCATION PROMOTION Bro. Michael Livaudais, FSC

1-12 New Orleans: CBS Community 13-15 Anaheim: Brothers Initial Formation Wkshp. 16-18 San Diego: RVFC 20 Covington: Affiliation Ceremony 21-22 Covington: District Council Mtg.

DIRECTOR of LASALLIAN MISSION Mr. Charles Legendre, AFSC

1-2 Denver: Mullen HS 5 LLEC Mtg. (Skype) 6-9 Duncan Mills: BJJI 18 CBS Board of Trustees Mtg. 20 Covington: Affiliation Ceremony 21-22 Covington: Mission & Ministry Council Mtg. 26-29 El Paso: CLASP (Cathedral HS) 31-4/4 Napa: SFNO Team Mtg.

DIRECTOR of RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Bro. Peter Tripp, FSC

1-2 San Francisco: CBIS 5 LLEC Mtg. (Skype) 10-19 Covington: De La Salle Provincialate 20 Covington: Affiliation Ceremony 21-22 Covington: District Council Mtg. 23-31 Covington: De La Salle Provincialate

DIRECTOR of COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Bob Carrejo

1-18 Denver: Communications Office 5 LLEC Mtg. (Skype) 20 Covington: Affiliation Ceremony 21-22 Covington: Mission & Ministry Council Mtg. 23-30 Denver: Communications Office

Archbishop Rummel High School

In mid-February, Rufus, our mascot, took a field trip to nearby St. Christopher School for its annual letter “R” week. The PK2, PK3, and PK4 classes had been learning about the letter “R” and words that begin with the letter “R”. Rufus surprised the students with “R” stickers as they enthusiastically shouted all of the words that begin with “R”… “Rummel, Raiders, and Rufus!” The students were very happy and excited to see Rufus visiting their campus. Nearly all preparations for the March 26 “Life Skills Day” for seniors have been completed. Like last year, the senior class will be divided into four groups and each group will rotate to four different presentations throughout the day. Local business executives and college professors will make these small-group presentations, as well as speak to the entire class, on topics ranging from job interviews and personal finances to time management and goal-setting. A sub-committee made up of members of the administration and faculty has been formed to plan presentations defining Lasallian education for parents, starting with the beginning of the 2014-15 school year. Members of the administration and faculty met with professional representatives in the fields of

From Around the District

Bio-Med, Pre-Law, and Pre-Engineering to update community partners on the progress of our Bio-Med and Pre-Law courses, and to officially announce the initiation of the Pre-Engineering courses at ARHS. There were a large number of engineers at the meeting who are Archbishop Rummel grads. Recently, students from our environmental science classes took a field trip to the Aquarium of the Americas. While at the aquarium, the science students prepped food, fed fish and stingrays, toured the many exhibits, and fed the parakeets at Parakeet Pointe. They also heard a presentation on the Gulf of Mexico eco-system. Principal Mr. Michael Scalco congratulated the latest quarter’s straight “A” students at a recent luncheon. Each quarter the school treats all straight “A” students to lunch at a local restaurant. The Raider Marching Band will be participating in many Mardi Gras parades this year. The band has been marching around school in preparation and so far has appeared in two parades: the Krewe of Caesar in Metairie and the Krewe of Carrollton in New Orleans. Many more parades are on the band’s list! The Archdiocese has notified us that renovation work on the “window walls” of our school buildings will start towards the end of April and be finished in early December. These structures took quite a beating from Hurricane Isaac in 2012.

Mr. Joseph Serio Correspondent

Rufus, the Archbishop Rummel High School mascot, gets to know his newest fans at St. Christopher School in Metairie.

Archbishop Rummel High students prep the day’s feed for the marine animals at New Orleans’ Aquarium of the Americas.

leading the school in a cadence commonly found in the Chinese culture. Students were encouraged to stand and welcome the lion as it came in dancing, led by the lion tamer. This Lion Dance showed Cathedral students the beauty and history of the Chinese culture. The ceremony continued with special guest speakers from New Mexico State University, Mandy Chew, and former Cathedral drama teacher Pam Stover. Our Mandarin professors, Liyun Zhu and Zuemei Wang led their students in a variety of activities such as poetry recitation, songs, and dialog. 16 CHS students will travel to China to further their education in the Chinese culture. Cathedral currently offers Mandarin I, II, and III and has a total of 81 students enrolled in the classes. This month, our Mock Trial Team won its city competition and will represent El Paso at the state competition in Dallas. The seniors gathered with members of the Class of 1964 for and a reception. Finally, our Lasallian Stewards led our school in a prayer service marking the one-year commemoration of the passing of our beloved custodian and Lasallian role model, Benjamin “Benja” Sanchez. In athletics, our Varsity Swim Team brought home Cathedral’s 28th state championship. Eighteen of our twenty state qualifiers scored points at the cham-pionship meet. You can read the local coverage at: http://www.elpasotimes.com/sports/ci_25154074/cathedral-wins-28th-tapps-swim-title. Meanwhile, our Varsity Basketball team made its way to the final four of the state championship tournament. This is the first final four appearance for the Irish since 2003. While the team bowed out with a semifinal loss to the top-ranked team in the state, their 29-8 season was an outstanding accomplishment for the Irish and their coach, Tony Harper.

Ms. Leslie Valtier Correspondent

Cathedral High School

In community news, nobody left town in February except Lasallian Volunteer Ronald Pollak, who visited Lewis University in Illinois to recruit volunteers for next year. We had only one visitor this month, Brother Gale Condit, who is staying with us as he attends the school's board of directors meeting on February 28. We hosted two junior students for dinner and evening prayer, as they want to know more about our life. Fifteen boys in the school's Lasallian youth group spent a long afternoon pulling weeds in a vegetable garden sponsored by another local non-profit to provide food for poor families. Most of us will join the Diocese of El Paso on March 1 in a procession and Mass to celebrate the centennial of the establishment of the Diocese. A video on the history of diocese can be accessed at the following link: http://elpasodiocese.org/diocese/latest-news/614-centennial-anniversary-video. CHS is highlighted in the sixth minute.

Brother James N. Grahmann, FSC Correspondent

February 15, 2014 marked a very special day for Cathedral High School. The school community was blessed with a Confucius Institute presentation in celebration of the Chinese New Year and in cele-bration of Cathedral High School having a Confucius Classroom with two professors from NMSU. Cathedral has been providing students with the opportunity to learn the Chinese language for the past three years and is the only school, along with The University of Texas at El Paso, in the El Paso area to offer the language. The assembly commenced with a line of drummers

The Cathedral student body experiences a Chinese Lion Dance during a recent assembly in the school’s Houghton Multi-Purpose Building.

will participate in a second personal interview and must produce a writing sample on-the-spot during the competition on March 7th in Baton Rouge. Our 6th and 7th grade soccer teams both brought home championships this season. The 6th graders won their Metro League title in an exciting 1-0 shoot- out victory, while the 7th graders captured their Metro League championship by a 2-0 score. This same team also won league titles as 5th and 6th grades, making this a “three-peat” for this group of Falcons!

Mr. Michael Prat and Mr. Rick Reso Correspondents

De La Salle High School

Eight De La Salle band members qualified for the District VI Honor Band. They included freshman Kelten Gonzales, who qualified for the Junior High Honor Band, and sophomores Colton Gray, Liam MacMahon, juniors Clement Anfone, Peyton Clark, Kaleb Harmon, and seniors Kevin Borne and Mary Grimm, all of whom qualified for the Senior Honor Band. Senior Marisa Thomassie has been named a National Merit Finalist, making her eligible to receive scholarships through the National Merit Corporation. A four-year DLS scholarship holder, Marisa is a member of the school chapters of the National Honor Society and the National English Honor Society, a three-time District Literary Rally English first-place winner, and a recipient of both the National American Citizenship Award and the U.S. Presidential Academic Excellence award. De La Salle was featured by a local newspaper in

Christian Brothers School

The CBS Falcon Marching Band appeared in the Krewe of Carrollton parade on February 23. The 55 - member band, along with director Mr. Michael Orkus, President-Principal Mr. Joey Scaffidi, and numerous chaperones proudly marched the traditional St. Charles Avenue parade route. This marked the band's first participation in a Mardi Gras parade. On February 21, the school received a visit from NO-SF Visitor Brother Timothy Coldwell and District of San Francisco Visitor Brother Donald Johanson. Brother Donald was recently appointed as Visitor of the new San Francisco New Orleans District, which will be inaugurated on July 1 of this year. Both Brothers Tim and Donald had the opportunity to attend a school assembly and meet numerous students, faculty, and parents. For only the second time in nearly two decades, our CBS 5th grade Student of the Year has been selected as the 5th Grade Student of the Year for the entire Archdiocese of New Orleans. Jackson Cheramie has that honor and now advances to the state competition in the non-public division. He

Members of the CBS Falcon Marching Band brave the rain for the group’s first-ever Mardi Gras parade appearance.

CBS Speech Gold Medalists greet Brothers Donald Johanson (L) and Timothy Coldwell during their recent visit to the school.

DLS’ District VI Honor Band members: Bottom row (L-R) Kelten Gonzales, Mary Grimm, Clement Anfone; top row Kaleb Harmon,

Peyton Clark, Kevin Borne, Colton Gray, and Liam MacMahon.

We were able to join the Brothers at St. Mike’s for the presentation by the College of Santa Fe Alumni of the annual substantial gift of a check to the Brothers of Santa Fe. This took place on February 6 with Br. Tim Coldwell, Visitor, present as well. It was part of a wonderful meal with quite a few of the alumni present. Brothers Donald Mouton and Ron Bartusiak continue to do their work at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design, with Brother Don teaching his classes and Brother Ron handling maintenance re-sponsibilities. Brother Jim Brown has been assisting the St. Michael’s High School Community with its weekly bookkeeping.

Brother Jim Brown, FSC Correspondent

Mullen High School

On February 9, Mullen held its The 6th Period Coaches’ Formation, an annual required in-service for all Mullen athletic coaches. After breakfast together, the attendees attended an hour-and-a-half Safe Environment training by Mr. Joseph Schuchardt, Assistant Principal for Formation. Mr. Schuchardt first gave a brief history of child abuse in our country, then current statistics on sexual and physical abuse of high school-aged children. He also addressed Mullen’s policies and parameters for use of social media and all forms of electronic and mass communication between coaches and their students. Next, the coaches received a welcome from President and CEO Mr. Carl Unrein, and Principal and Chief Academic Officer Ms. Janell Kloosterman, both mainstays in the promotion of these coaches’ formations as crucial to our athletic program’s mission and success. Mr. Unrein and Ms. Kloosterman were followed by the coaches formation coordinators, teacher Mr. Sean Keefe and Assistant Athletic Director Mr. Hank Hooper, who un-veiled for the coaches The 6th Period’s three-year for-mation plan: Year One focuses on school history, the global Lasallian mission, and on the identity of the Lasallian coach; Year Two focuses on the spirit with which Mullen athletics carries itself, and on the coach’s reasons for becoming a coach and for wanting to coach at Mullen; and Year Three is the Master Lasallian Coach year, when coaches present evidence of how their programs model the Lasallian Five Core Principles and the Mullen Grad-at-Grad outcomes, as well as their own

its coverage of a recent visit to our school by United States Attorney and DLS alum Kenneth Polite, who was accom-panied by State Senator Mary Landrieu and by fellow DLS graduates Orleans Parish D.A. Leon Cannizzaro and Met-ropolitan Crime Commission President Rafael Goy-eneche. The New Orleans Advocate piece features our “One Book, One School” program and our other school-wide social justice awareness activities: www.theneworleansadvocate.com/community/crescentcity/8381117-171/polite-talks-about-social-justice.

Our wresting team capped a successful season with a runner-up finish at the Division III LHSAA State Wrestling Championships. Our Alex Martin took first at 160 pounds for his third state title, while Logan Sylve was the state champ at 170 pounds. With Mardi Gras season in full swing, our Marching Band and our Dance Team have been in high demand, appearing in a number of parades, including the classic Krewe of Rex on Mardi Gras day. To see our kids in action in the Krewe of Babylon Parade, go to http://www.delasallenola.com/2014/02/check-out-this-video-taken-by-dr-caire-of-de-la-salle-marching-in-babylon/.

Ms. Kathy Calder Correspondent

Hilary House Community

While some of us were deeply disappointed as Denver Bronco fans at the outcome of the Super Bowl, we did enjoy many of the events of the Olympics which soon followed.

The Cavalier Wrestling Team poses with its second place trophy at the Division III State Championships.

school day experience and their after-school athletic experience, Sean and Hank conceived of The 6th Period, a reference to the school’s five-period day. The idea was to illustrate that, from the Lasallian perspective, what takes place in Mullen’s athletic areas is no different than what happens in the classrooms. Soon after, PCA approached Mullen about forming a partnership. It became clear that the PCA message of honorable competition and seizing teachable moments for the students’ sake, while not religious-based, was consistent with the Five Core Principles and could serve the goals of The 6th Period. PCA is now a coaches’ formation staple. As Mullen looks forward to next school year, The 6th Period’s focus will expand to include parents and fans. Booster Clubs’ leadership will be enlisted to help spread The 6th Period message among its members and parents and fans at large, including the incoming Class of 2018.

Mr. Hank Hooper Correspondent

St. Michael’s High School

Community News The weather has been 20 degrees above average for several weeks with no precipitation and high winds, so the whole state has been under advisories for wind and wildfire danger. According to one weather report, this has been the driest winter since 1896, and another reported the driest one on record! Prayers please! Brothers Bill Hughes, Martin Swonke, and Paul Walsh have been supporting the athletic teams as time and energy allowed. The students express appreciation for their interest! We had our canonical visit and Bro. Visitor pro-vided a good deal of encouragement. He also began making some arrangements to cover community tasks while our Director, Bro. Brian Dybowski, will be in Rome for the General Chapter. The Brothers agreed to step up as needed, and we appreciate similar offers from the Brothers of Hilary House, which already helps in the person of Bro. Jim Brown, who handles the community bookkeeping every week. While Bro. Visitor was here, the CSF Alumni Association presented the Community with a check for $50,000 to support the needs of the retired Brothers. Their hard work with bingo and rental of Alumni Hall for about half a century has been matched by their

zeal for Lasallian ideals, spirituality, and philosophy.

The final two hours of the day were reserved for Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), a national non-profit organization whose “Better Athletes, Better People” programs work to provide a positive, character- building experience for athletes. PCA presenter, Mr. Brett Nichols, centered his presentation on the power of Double-Goal Coaching, delivering the message that, with the right approach, coaches can make a lifetime difference for their athletes by achieving two goals: preparing their teams to win and using competition to teach life lessons. After Q&A, the day concluded.

Mullen’s coaches’ formation began while Mr. Hooper and Mr. Keefe were attending the Lasallian Leadership Institute. At the time, they both saw an urgent need for coaches to work more in line with the school’s core principles and values, and so decided to make coaches formation their LLI Project. With ad-ministrative support, Hank and Sean instituted Mullen’s first coaches’ formation in August, 2010. Ambitious in its initial attempts, the first approaches proved to be long and arduous. It was not surprising that these early versions met with significant push-back. Determined to get it right, Hank and Sean went back to the drawing board, planning new sessions with coaches’ experience in mind. With at least 90% of the school‘s coaches “out-of-building”, many of them would know very little about what their athletes were experiencing during the course of their school day. Also, coaches were being asked to be Lasallian in their approach, yet very few had received the formation to know precisely what this really meant. Determined to bridge that gap between the students’

Mullen Principal Janell Kloosterman (left) and Assistant Athletic Director Hank Hooper chat with Positive Coaching Alliance CEO Jim Thompson at the PCA-Colorado Youth Sports Impact Awards Breakfast.

School News

The entire month of February can sometimes spark thoughts of love and joy since we dedicate a day to sharing our love and appreciation with the amazing people in our lives. So, it seems appropriate that the month ended with celebrating God’s love and new friendships as we completed Kairos XI. Reflecting on the past five years of Kairos, I smile with gratitude for the persistence of Mr. Joseph Schuchardt from Mullen High School, who continually encouraged St. Michael’s to offer this life changing retreat experience. Looking back on all the lives touched, it is with love and gratitude that we thank Mr. Schuchardt for his guidance, all the leaders for their dedication, the participants for their open-ness, and most importantly God for the amazing power of His unconditional love. This Kairos was even extra special as Marcia Sullivan, President, and Sam Govea, Principal, shared their love and appreciation by helping prepare a wonderful meal for all on retreat. A few congratulations and shout outs to some of our students: Congratulations to Luke Sanchez and Koery Windham for their state wrestling titles. An extra shout out to Koery for this being his 5th state title (an honor held by only four others in New Mexico). Good luck to the basketball teams as they enter the state playoffs. The boys are seeded 2nd and the

astute financial investing which makes such a gift possible. Please pray for them and their families! Unfortunately, Bro. Benildus Sulzer suffered a fall on an icy spot while working in the patio. He seemed to improve a little over time, but when he developed difficulty breathing, he went to the hospital where tests indicated he had pneumonia, some heart irregularity, and a kidney infection. At this writing, he is improving. Prayers for his continued and speedy recovery are appreciated! Bro. Bill Hughes has also been having some tests and selecting physicians before he leaves for Wash-ington, D.C. on February 25. Even before that, he had begun taking a turn with cooking breakfast and the Sunday noon meal. He also worked on the dish- washer and removed so much foreign matter that it now actually produces clean dishes. In the nation’s capitol, he will be attending a 6-month course. After some time fighting a foot problem which made getting around difficult, Bro. Benedict Westrick is now perambulating more comfortably. He is also transcribing his notes from his summer trips over the years. Memoirs anyone? While on his morning walk on St. Valentine’s Day, Bro. George Hetzel noted that a large sign has been added to the campus chapel. Some 5x7 feet, it includes the name “San Miguel Chapel”, the Lasallian logo, and the phrase: “Let us remember that we are in the holy presence of God.” Congratulations are due to Diahann Larson, AFSC, for assuring that the building is now clearly distinguishable as to its function. The large crucifix sculpted from scrap by Fr. Earl Rohleder was in-stalled on the south face of the chapel some time ago, but it is visible only from the playing fields. The new sign identifies the chapel from the parking lot. Bro. Fred Van Haaften continues tutoring at SFCC and providing a number of community services. He is also looking forward to the wedding of his grandson in Albuquerque on May 31. Bro. Joe Haras continues assisting with the care of his parents. He and they were still in Albuquerque though his brother, Steve, has returned to the family home in New Jersey to deal with the issues of the weather there. His mother has gained some weight and is no longer in hospice care. They hope to return to New Jersey when it is possible to do so safely.

Brother George Hetzel, FSC Correspondent

St. Mike’s Melissa Dulanto with one of her winning pieces at the Artsmart Santa Fe competition.

Our dear Brother William Seibold returned to the community after three month of physical therapy on February 21. He is doing well and the community is very happy at his return. The February weather was cold and freezing. We did not see any snow, but frost killed a lot of our plants, palms and palmettoes. Our faithful Brother Ralph Baltz (St. Paul) will do the necessary planting of spring flowers and Brother Duane Gregory (Apollo) will do much of the watering. God will give the increase. In preparation for Lent, Brother Alfred Baltz has built a beautiful 6’ cross to be used at student prayer services in the Chapel and in the gymnasium. Brother Louis Welker, ever determined to observe all the festivals of the year, has placed Mardi Gras decorations around the community. He calls it therapy! On February 28, the faculty had a day of recol-lection before beginning the Mardi Gras holidays. The theme of the day was “The Journey Continues.” Our Campus Minister, Mr. Barrett Baumgartner, Mr. Brad Marchese and Brothers Jeffrey and Louis have put together a nice program for the day. Later that day, Brothers Louis Jerry Vincent, and Peter Dudenheffer will travel to Lafayette, LA for the Affil-iation ceremony for Father Louis Dutra, Father Ed Degeyter, Mrs. Verna Leger and Mrs. Stephanie Trahan. All the members of the community are doing well. We celebrated Brother Bill Ray’s birthday on February 24 and Brother Duane Gregory’s birthday on February 26. Brother Duane had pace maker surgery on February 28. We expect that he will be able to compete in the 2016 summer Olympics. Brother Ray Bulliard and Mr. Trevor Watkins, AFSC attended the LASSCA Conference in Atlanta, GA. Brothers Alfred, Ralph, and Jeffrey assisted Brother Louis with preparing the materials to be mailed out for the annual St. La Salle Auxiliary Drive, which begins on Ash Wednesday and continues ends on Easter Sunday. As we begin the movement from Mardi Gras to Lent, here just a little something to think about. Perhaps this Lent we should take off our righteous robes long enough to put ashes on our own heads and to go before God with a new humility that is willing to confess, “Lord be merciful to me a sinner. Have a blessed Lent.

Brother Louis Welker, FSC Correspondent

girls 7th. We wish both teams well! A shout out to senior Melissa Dulanto who was chosen as Artsmart Santa Fe student winner and will now participate in the Fashion Feast hosted by Mondo Guerra from Project Runway. Melissa designed four pieces for the runway show. All proceeds went to benefit art education in Santa Fe.

Ms. Diahann Larson, AFSC Correspondent

St. Paul’s School

Community News Well, the spirit of Mardi Gras has taken over New Orleans, Northshore, and other areas of Louisiana. The Marching Wolves are showing off their talent by marching in several parades in New Orleans and the Northshore. Our school band is a great crowd favorite. We began the month of February with a student Mass in honor of St. Scholastica. As usual, everyone involved in the preparation of Mass did an excellent job and the respect of the student body during the Mass was also excellent. To experience a Mass at St. Paul’s is like a little piece of heaven. Later, there was the traditional honor roll breakfast for each level of the student body. February 16th saw the arrival of Brother Jeffrey Calligan back for good from Australia. He was officially welcomed by the St. Paul School Community at the Principal’s Assembly on February 18.

Horseman Wrestler Koery Windham on the way to winning his 5th consecutive state wrestling title.

The Kicking Wolves, also known as the Soccer Wolves, are the new Division I State Champions. They landed in the finals via a 2-0 semifinal victory over rival Jesuit High School. They then defeated Grace King High School 3-0 for the title. This was the fifth state soccer championship in SPS history. Our Prefreshmen Soccer Team also ended a successful season on a grand note, winning the St. Paul's Prefreshman Invitational Tournament by de-feating four strong teams from Mandeville, New-man, Vanderbilt Catholic, and Brother Martin. Varsity Track brought home a second-place team finish from the LHSAA indoor track and field championships held on February 22 at LSU. Brother Jeff was glad to hear that the academic standards have been raised to a whole new level. On February 7, St. Paul’s sent numerous scientific Wolves to the Region VIII Science Fair at Southeastern Louisiana University. The team earned three first place, two second place, and one third place cate-gory finishes, and sophomore Michael Seenappa garnered first place in the entire science fair with his Best in Show Award. Michael’s project dealt with the growing amount of surveillance in our society. Catergory award winners were Kenny Ross and Jonah Knickles, Microbiology, and George Cazenavette and Walden Perry, Computer Sciences (1st place); Benjamin Dantin, Engineering, and Leland van Deventer, Microbiology (2nd place); and Grant Fowler, Environmental Sciences (3rd place).

Ms. Karen Hebert and Michael Burke, Correspondents

School News St. Paul's recently had a very special and familiar guest on campus. On February 18, Principal/President Brother Ray Buillard welcomed former Principal Brother Jeffrey Calligan, FSC back to St. Paul’s during an all school assembly. Brother Jeff served as the sixteenth Christian Brother Principal of St. Paul’s School and, during his tenure, hired Brother Ray as a senior counselor. Brother Ray assured Brother Jeff that the school has done nothing but improve since he last set foot on campus and that its Lasallian traditions remain more alive than ever before. Brother Jeff experienced firsthand exactly what Brother Ray meant when, on February 19, he attended the state championship ring ceremony for the 2013 State Champion Cross Country Wolves in Our Lady of Peace Chapel. Head Coach Terryl Chatham, along with moderator Ms. Myrle Wiggins, distributed the rings to the champion Wolves as a lasting remembrance of victory and companionship. Brother Jeff also had the opportunity to see the Marching Wolves participate in Mardi Gras festivities. The Marching Wolves, led by band moderator Andrew Moran, have had a busy parade schedule. Along with the Golden Blues, they marched in the Krewes of Eve, Olympia, and Carrollton February 21 - 23. The following weekend, the band and dance team marched in the Hermes, Endymion, and Bacchus parades. Our school remains an athletic powerhouse just as it was years ago. Brother Jeff wished good luck to the Wrestling Wolves as they went off to compete at the state tournament February 21-22 at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner. Number one seeded senior Tanner Leblanc took the 160 pound individual title, leading the wolves to a sixth-place team finish.

Brother Jeff Calligan enjoys his welcome back to St. Paul’s.

The St. Paul’s School Varsity Soccer Team, 2013-2014 Division I State Champions.

Parting Shots from LASSCA 2014!

Chief Administrators and District Leadership from New Orleans-Santa Fe and San Francisco enjoying LASSCA 2014 in Atlanta, and looking forward to attending next year together as members of our new District of San Francisco New Orleans!

Photos courtesy Carissa Hahn (Christian Brothers Conference) and Kathy Calder.

From the Archives

Piety – One of La Salle’s Twelve Virtues of a Good Teacher

Very explicitly La Salle stated the purpose of his

Institute was to give a Christian education to children.

This objective was to be achieved by instructing the

children so as to bring “them up in a true Christian

spirit” (Common Rules [RC]: I,3; II, 9,10). This he

saw as requiring teachers who had a real and true

piety. And the numerous times he mentions Piety

in his Meditations shows how important he consider

this virtue to be for a teacher.

For the Founder the basis of the Christian

Educator’s Piety was a good life, one lived according

to the teachings of Jesus as related to his situation

and activity (Meditations [M]: 133.3; 190.2). This

will lead him to become a man of prayer, devoted

to prayer and taking a satisfaction in prayer that

will lead to a more intensive prayer life (M: 98.1;

136.2; 190.1). Setting ones heart on what is good,

practicing self-control in all one does, and acting

only in view of God were also required. Desiring

union with God, a person then will avoid what dis-

pleases him, and use things only to serve him and

come to closer intimacy with him (M:75.1; 120.2;

125.3). La Salle recognized that acting in these ways

required some firmness of the part of a person and

some special traits in a teacher. He would have to

choose the things of God and not react in a purely

human way toward the people and events in his life

(M: 81.2; 123.3).

The Saint saw at least two reasons why his

Christian Educator should practice the Piety re-

quired of him. First, he is called by God to do a holy

work, instructing children in their religion so as to

lead them to live good and pious lives. His Piety

joined with zeal will help will help him accomplish

this task. At the same time his Piety will show him

to be a worthy minister of Christ, one whose conduct

can lead those who observe him to lead Christian

lives (M: 98.3; 99.1; 166.3; 172.2). His Piety will also

make him an effective teacher who can accomplish

his apostolate (M: 160.3; 174.1; 175.2).

Secondly, a teacher has a duty to edify his students

as a means of teaching them to practice their religion

according to their age and situation. So it is a great

advantage for them if at an early age they are in-

structed and guided on how to live pious lives (M:

92.3; 122.1; 131.1; 160.1). Called by God to replace

his students’ fathers, mothers, and pastors in this

matter, a teacher has a serious obligation to fulfill,

one for which he will have to answer to God for any

failure on his part (M: 203.3). By his instructions

and prayers, as well as by his conduct while teaching

his various classes, and by his Piety, he has suitable

means to fulfill this obligation (M: 155.1; 157.2).

Also his vigilance can help out in this aspect of his

apostolate. Watching over his pupils he can help

them do what is proper on certain occasions. Par-

ticularly during the prayers said in school and during

liturgical services he can take the means to see that

they are showing the Piety of which he is an example

and that is proper at such times (M: 114.2; 194.2;

200.3).

What La Salle requires of his Christian Educator

so that he can be an example of the Piety suitable

to one in his position can be demanding on an indi-

vidual. But having chosen this vocation, he should

be willing to become in every way the Good Teacher

required by his apostolate.

Brother Gregory Wright, FSC

From The Director of the

Office of Lasallian Mission

A Report on the LEC-RCCB Meeting

In the Lasallian world, acronyms abound: RELAN, RELEM, LASSCA, LEF, LLEC, SSAA, ABC, CIL, MEL, LV. I remember floating adrift in this world of acronyms when I attended my first meeting of the REB (the Regional Education Board). My colleagues on the board urged me to have patience and assured me that I too would soon be speaking the language of Lasallian abbreviation. As I have worked with the structures and people represented by each of these combinations of letters, I have come to see a prevailing direction among them all. In 2006, the Regional Task Force set out to assess the needs of our region and propose a vision of structures and relationships that would advance the Lasallian mission within the realities of our time. In the final report of the RTF, the task force wrote, "The once fledgling dynamic of dependence of the laity upon the Brothers has begun to mature in a 'communion' of individuals - Brothers and Partners - who share a passion for providing a human and Christian education to their students, especially the poor." The "communion" of Brothers and Partners has emerged at every level of Lasallian ministry: in our schools, social service agencies, formation programs, pro-fessional associations, and governance structures. On February 22-23 in Atlanta, the first-ever meeting of two of our Lasallian groups, the LEC (the Lasallian Education Council) and the RCCB (the Visitors - the Regional Conference of Christian Brothers), furthered solidified that "communion" and brought

to fruition the vision and momentum of Vatican II, of the General Chapters of the last forty years, and of the Regional Task Force. The Lasallian Education Council (LEC) came into existence in 2011. The charter of LEC reads, "The Council exists to serve the Districts that make up the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN) by: developing policies and programs focused on

formation for mission; supporting and expanding the mission activities

and ministries found throughout the Districts of the region;

and creating greater partnership within and without the Lasallian world to strengthen the vitality and viability of the heritage established by De La Salle."

At this first joint meeting, the Visitors provided a glimpse of the recently-held meeting of General Chapter delegates in Brazil. The LEC offered a state-ment of proposed directions and initiatives, the fruit of much study of current needs and visioning efforts. In our Lasallian heritage, structures evolve to answer needs. The joint meeting of the LEC and the RCCB marks another moment of deepening communion of Brother and Partner and to the young entrusted to our care.

Mr. Charles Legendre, AFSC

The members of LEC and RCCB at their recent meeting in Atlanta.

RELAN General Council Brother Bob Schieler and Office of Education Executive Director Dr. Maggie McCarty at the LEC-RCCB meeting.

(Photos courtesy Carissa Hahn, Christian Brothers Conference. )

Lasallian Journal Reflections on

Educating in the Holy Presence of God

Lasallian Leadership in Modern Education

In his book, Will There be Faith?, religious

educator Thomas Groome posits that, in a world of

increasing politicization of religion and commercial-

ization of spirituality, the urgent task of religious

education today is to lead persons to deeper and

more vibrant lives of nourishing faith, education that

brings persons into dialogue with their life experiences

as an act of spiritual formation.

(R)eligious education in particular

should enable people to reflect critically

on their own lives in the world, lend ready

and well-informed access to the faith

handed down, and encourage participants

to know and understand their faith and

then to make judgments and decisions

about its truth and spiritual wisdom for

their lives. (Groome, pp. 97-98)

In examining Groome’s case for more holistically

relevant and animating education, one can see

emerging from this thinking the familiar figure of

the Lasallian educational heritage. The themes of

teaching as the art of creating salvific relationships,

and of schools as student-centered communities of

faith and learning, have been at the heart of the

Lasallian mission since its inception. As the tension

between declining social integrity and rising human

need grows, so too does the opportunity for the

Lasallian tradition to assert valuable leadership in

today’s educational landscape. With the benefit of

both a founding purpose and a guiding vision rooted in

three centuries of experience responding to precisely

such tension, the Lasallian mission can help to re-introduce

modern education to its all but forgotten capacity

for the formation of the complete human identity,

and to reestablish teaching and learning as the process

not through which persons and the world satisfy narrow

and morally compromised ambitions, but through which

persons and the world make each other truly whole.

The possibility of an accepted Lasallian leadership

presence within today’s education profession depends,

of course, on successfully demonstrating the Lasallian

tradition’s broad relevance and benefit to today’s

varied educational systems. An important first step

in this task is to address the false dichotomy between

religious and secular education. St. John Baptist de

La Salle sought to repair this corrupted view of teaching

the young through the design and conduct of his

schools, as Lasallian scholar Brother Luke Salm explained

in a 1993 address at La Salle University in Philadelphia:

De La Salle saw in the schools a chance

to widen the horizons of the young lads

who came to the schools, most of whom

lived in an environment rife with poverty,

misery, and crime. In the Christian Schools

they learned that there was more to life

than what they saw and experienced on

the streets, that they were created by a

loving God and endowed with a unique

dignity and an eternal destiny, that they

could find in the school community a new

set of values, new role models, and a new

meaning and opportunity for salvation both

in this world and the next. (Salm, 1993)

Thus, one of the most significant contributions of

Lasallian ministry to educational thought would be its

insight that all education is by nature religious

education, in other words, a process that uses information

and instruction to guide students into right relationship

with themselves, the world, and the sacred ground of

their being. The goal is to accompany students in their

encounters with the whole of their lives , if for no other

reason than for them to believe in the power of their

connection to the whole of life itself, and especially to

its Creator. As Brothers Michel Sauvage and Miguel Campos

pointed out in Announcing the Gospel to the Poor:

Such is the knowledge of faith: the

adherence of person to person. Thus

understood, faith truly gives direction

to all existence by its own dynamism.

(Sauvage and Campos, p. 16)

It is this Lasallian emphasis on relationships – one

to God, one to another, one to society, one to knowledge –

that most directly conveys that learning how the

part inextricably belongs to the whole is the real

pursuit of all authentic educational activity. Further,

these relationships, while temporally distinct expres-

sions, exist as the single fact of human identity and

cannot be addressed separately without breaking

education apart from its paramount purpose, which

is the redemption of the human experience.

Just as Lasallian education is a unified and unifying

voice that mentors students in the constant unpacking

of sacred identity — both theirs and creation’s — it is

also an education that serves as a path of salvation

for both student and society. Part of the Lasallian

idea that sprang from De La Salle’s founding spirit of

faith in God and zeal for living the Gospel was that

his schools and teachers would establish an instruc-

tional corpus and pedagogy not driven by a vision for

their profession, but by a vision for their students.

The outcomes of Lasallian education are measured

in persons who have connected with their own identity

and purpose as architects of the world at its full

potential. It is this awareness of the students’ best

and truest selves that becomes the guide for deter-

mining the learning experiences that they will have.

With apologies to McTighe, Wiggins, et al, that idea

is arguably the original “backwards design” approach to

education, preceding by 300 years the contemporary

version in both its learning theory and its objectives.

While it now shares with the new version a common

learning theory, it remains distinctive in its objectives,

as they reflect the Lasallian understanding of education

as an inherently religious activity.

And it is here that the call for Lasallian educational

leadership finds its urgent opportunity. As theologian G.K.

Chesterton once observed, “Education is simply the

soul of a society as it passes from one generation to

another.” While this can be seen as the affirmation

that formal education is a steward of the patrimony

called the human character, it also could be seen as an

indictment of educational institutions that would allow

this “passing” to take place without any mindfulness of

that patrimony or of the ultimate cost if it be lost. This is

the critical crossroads at which 21st century education

has arrived, one which the effects of society’s creeping

estrangement from the soul of the human identity may

render it unable to even recognize. It is possible. It has

happened before. When it did, the foundational charism

of St. John Baptist de La Salle arrived as a faith-filled

gift with its imaginative way of liberating the young

through an education that refused to be about anything

else but recognizing exactly who these children are.

Now, it is up to the generative charism of today’s

Lasallian educators and ministries to carve through the

21st century educational landscape a path for this charism

to inspire in as many ways and settings as possible a

commitment to teach the minds and touch the hearts of the

young for the sake of their wholeness and that of the

world. Such leadership could challenge modern education

to a renewed and reconnected understanding that, in the

words of author Joan Nixon, “There's more to getting to

where you're going than just knowing there's a road.”

Mr. Bob Carrejo

Reflection Questions

1. How as an educator have you engaged in “formation

of the complete human identity” of your students?

What do you believe the identity is?

2. When you meet your students each day, where

do you hope to lead them? When you imagine

them grown, where do you hope they will be leading

others? How does your school culture address this?

We members of the Prepara-tory Commission for the 45th

General Chapter met in Romefrom February 10 to 21, 2014,for our fifth and final meeting.We completed our work inplanning for the GeneralChapter, which is the “ultimateexpression of the communionthat exists among all the Bro-thers and it perpetuatesamong them the living fidelityto the charism of the Institute”(Rule 103). During the 45th

General Chapter we propose:

1. To have an evaluation ofthe life of the Institute.

2. To plan for its continualadaptation and renewal.

3. To draw up broad lines ofaction for the future.

4. To elect the Brother Superior General, the VicarGeneral and the GeneralCouncillors.

5. To allow ourselves to bechallenged by the Gospel,“our first and principal Rule.”

6. To study, reflect and meditate on the Rule asBrothers individually andas a community whichdefines itself as the imageof the entire Institute.

7. To make a decision on therevised Rule and its implementation (Circular 464, page 6).

The Work of the Preparatory Commission in February 2014

In Circular 464, which announced the 45th General Chap-ter, Brother Superior and the General Council proposedto the Preparatory Commission that in preparing for the45th General Chapter attention be paid to the processfrom the 44th General Chapter during which there weretimes for prayer, discernment, reflection, fraternal dia-logue, as well as shared decision-making. The GeneralCouncil also said that the revision of the Rule will requirea legislative phase in the Chapter program. The Prepara-

tory Commission was invited to develop anappropriate methodology for these needs.

In order to do this, we thought aboutand then prepared a structure forthe work of the 45th General Chapter.There are six stages planned for theChapter which will be in session for51 days:

1. Opening: One week - April 22 to 27.

2. Evaluation: Two weeks -April 28 to May 11.

3. Goals for the future: One week - May 12 to 18.

4. Elections: One week - May 19 to 24.

5. The revision of the Rule: Two weeks - May 26 to June 8.

6. Closing: June 7 to 8.

Parmenie project

Our General Chapters

Parmenie is the name of small hill near thetown of Grenoble where John Baptist de LaSalle sought refuge on two occasions between1713 and 1714 during a crisis that could beconsidered as his “dark night of the soul.” It waswhile he was in Parmenie that he received aletter written by the “principal Brothers” in Parison April 1, 1714.

The 45th General Chapter will have the Parme-nie event very much in mind during its delibe-rations. The commemoration of the 300thanniversary of this very significant event for allLasallians is a unique opportunity.

For this reason, the Institute is calling us to:

• Get to know the text of the letter in thecontext lived by De La Salle and the firstBrothers regarding the Parmenie event in1714.

• Reflect on our present situation in light ofthat experience.

• Celebrate and pray about this moment inour founding history.

• Share available resources about this event.

You can contribute to the enrichment of thisreflection by sending an e-mail toagomez@lasalle.org with any information thatyou have for this project which we are callingthe “Parmenie Project.” In the “Parmenie” sec-tion on the official Institute web site initiativesthat carry the name “Parmenie” will be included.

“The true main player in Parmenie was noneother than the Spirit, with two direct collabora-tors: a shepherdess from the region who was illi-terate yet holy and who would perform someseemingly impossible works – Sister Louise washer name – and some poor Brothers who werein distress because of what they lacked. Thesemen dared to write to their Founder in termsthat were astute and filled with affection andexplicit acceptance. They juxtaposed theseterms with strict observance and even by threa-tening the future Saint to fulfill the duties towhich he had committed himself ” (BrotherJosean Villalabeitia).

The length of the ChaptersThe shortest Chapter occurred in 1810 in Lyon,France, and it lasted a total of 3 days. The longestChapter was the 39th in 1966-1967. The second ses-sion of that Chapter was 78 days. If you add that tothe 56 days of the first session, the grand total is 134days! The 45th General Chapter will be 51 days longand will rank as the 5th longest in terms of days.

Number of CapitulantsThe first Chapter, held in 1694, had 13 Capitulantswhich is the least number of Capitulants for anyChapter. The 40th General Chapter of 1976 had themost number of Capitulants – 158. The 45th GeneralChapter with its 94 Capitulants ranks as the 15th mostnumerous in terms of the number of Capitulants.

General Chapters, up to and including the 36th, wereheld in France and Belgium (Paris, Athis-Mons andLembecq-lez-Hal). Beginning with the 37th GeneralChapter, they were held in Rome, Italy.

Gratitude to the service personnel of the 45th

General ChapterThose who will helping at the 45th General Chapteralso deserve a word of gratitude. We would like tohighlight the work of the Liturgy Committee, Secreta-ries, the Chapter Historian, Translators, the BusinessOffice staff (Conti), the Service of Communicationsand Technology, other Generalate personnel who pro-vide cleaning services. In addition, 6 Brothers will beproviding translation service from their own commu-nities in their own Districts; 12 other Brothers willcome to the Generalate for this work; 18 Brothers fromthe Generalate and 15 cleaning staff will also be wor-king for the Chapter.

Reflections from members of the Preparatory CommissionIn working with my colleagues on the PreparatoryCommission for the 45th General Chapter I tried toname what it is that is making the most repercus-sions in the Institute. What has impressed me themost is the astonishing resilience of the Lasallianvocation. The Lasallian vocation continues to be agift for the Church and today it takes the form ofShared Mission, Lasallian collaborators, YoungLasallians, Signum Fidei members, and the entireLasallian Family. Our Lasallian ancestors can beproud and our senior Brothers should be wellsatisfied that they have not labored in vain. Ouryoung people today are enthusiastic about conti-nuing the dream and vision. (Brother AmbrosePayne)I consider it an honor to have been chosen as amember of the Preparatory Commission for the45th General Chapter. It's been a great privilege toserve the Institute on an international level. Ibelieve that we have covered all the details duringour planning sessions. I am impressed with twokey areas in our Chapter preparations: firstly, thateach detail was considered while keeping in mindthe Chapter slogan: “This work of God is alsoyours”; secondly, that this Chapter will make thebest use possible of technology. This Chapter willbe unique as the Rule will take on an addeddimension based in the reality of the new millen-nium. (Brother Christopher Soosai).Authenticity of the Brothers. I became fullyaware of having lived a time of true fraternity; Iwas able to call the people I worked with Brothersand to really feel that way about each of them. Infaith and service we put into practice the messageof the last Circular: “They will call themselves Bro-thers.” Welcoming fragility: The Pope has taughtus with his words and actions to “welcome withaffection and tenderness” all of humankind, espe-cially the poor, the weak and the small. This wasanother lesson we learned over the course of ourwork: to accept our situation, our limits, our insti-tutional frailness while recognizing that all of thiscontinues to be God's work and also our own.(Brother José Antolínez).To participate in the preparation of the 45th Gene-ral Chapter with six other Brothers from all theRegions of the Institute has been for me, morethan a title, an enriching experience. I think thatthe fraternity that was shared among us, the com-

plementarity ofour different jour-neys, faith in ourInstitute as itseeks new impe-tus, and the won-derful help affor-ded us by peopleat the Generalatehave all helped usbring the missionentrusted to usby the Institute toa good conclu-sion. (Brother Paul Cornec)I am grateful for having had this experience whichwas one of service, learning, and personal growth.I am grateful to the Superior General and theGeneral Council for entrusting this mission to us. Iam hopeful that the 45th General Chapter will bean event that will propel us into the future, with allits certainty and doubt, with all of our yearningand anguish. I am hopeful because this work,which is ours, we place in the Lord's hands. Alwaysand forever blessed be the Lord who invites us totake on this work along with children and youngpeople, always as community Brothers. (BrotherPaulo Petry)In this world of anguish we need the Lord's HolySpirit. Knowing that we are present on 5 conti-nents, it has been a joy to discover that our heartsall beat for the same causes, that they are inhabi-ted by the same presence that makes us becomebigger in spite of our smallness. Let us implore theLord he will make our Institute, through this Chap-ter, an instrument of a new Pentecost. (Brother Pierre Ouattara)I very much appreciated working with the other 6Brothers on the Commission. They are, each oneof them, a unique and vibrant expression of thelife of a De La Salle Brother: hard work, expertise,intelligence, cooperation, a great sense of humor,and being infinitely patient within an inter-cultu-ral and multi-linguistic climate with all the chal-lenges therein. We were able to share with BrotherSuperior and the General Council which gave usthe opportunity to interact with them and to see“firsthand” their fraternal and very able adminis-tration of the Institute. (Brother Robert Smith)

Towards 2021, we are following a path of hope while sowing seeds that willblossom in the garden of existence. In spite of some land that appears to be coveredby a great drought, it is enough that we prepare ourselves to irrigate the seeds so

that, in time, they will blossom and produce abundant fruit.

Some relevant numerical data about the 45th General Chapter

Participating in a General Chapter will benothing new for several of the Brothers. Thirty-six were present for the 44th General Chapter.Some have participated in more than oneGeneral Chapter. Of the current Capitulants, 47participated in the Intercapitular meeting in2011. Thirty-four of the participants are Visitorsand 15 are Auxiliary Visitors. Considering thisdata, we recognize that the Brother Capitulantsare well-informed and well-prepared for theprocess of the 45th General Chapter.

We invite all Lasallians to be united in prayer so that we can celebrate

the Chapter, inspired in our Founder, always under the light

of the Spirit of the Triune God.

Prayer Intentions & Remembrances

Apostleship of Prayer Intentions

Respect for Women. That all cultures may respect the rights and dignity of women. Vocations. That many young people may accept the Lord’s invitation to consecrate their lives to proclaiming the Gospel.

District Intentions

For Gary Mott, husband of Anne Mott, AFSC, who is recovering from major cancer surgery. For Jules Cure, great nephew of Brother Louis Welker, who is recovering from multiple surgeries after being struck by a motorcycle. For God's healing and comfort for our ailing and inform Brothers and Partners. For God's continued blessing and guidance in the preparations for the start of our new District. For God's continued blessing and guidance in the preparations for the 45th General Chapter. For God's continued blessing on all of our schools' faculties, staffs, students, families, alumni, and friends. For the success of the St. La Salle Auxiliary Drive which begins on Ash Wednesday and continues until Easter. That as Lent begins we may reflect on the ways in which we live our lives and, with God's grace, turn away from sin and seek first to build God's Kingdom in our hearts and in our world.

Necrology

March 02, 1931 Brother Pascharius Michael (William) O’Connell, FSC (Minneapolis, MN) March 02, 1934 Brother Adrien (Adrien) Petiot, FSC, Superior General (France) March 02, 1977 Mrs. Marie Augustine Faure Didion, AFSC (Lafayette, LA) March 02, 1978 Brother Rosendo Delgado, FSC (Lafayette, LA) March 02, 1988 Brother Alfonso Emilio (Emil) Guyot, FSC (Santa Fe, NM) March 02, 1992 Brother Berchmans Ambrose (Louis) Meyer, FSC (New Orleans, LA) March 02, 1999 Ms. Laurette (Mrs. Sidney) Ory, AFSC (Lafayette, LA) March 03, 1945 Brother Jarlath John (Patrick) Kelly, FSC (Chicago, IL) March 04, 1957 Brother Aimé Isidore “Amado” (Jean) Grousset, FSC (Lafayette, LA) March 05, 1921 Brother Hilarion John (Thomas) McGahan, FSC (Memphis, TN) March 05, 1925 Brother Isidorus Peter (John) Muller, FSC (Chicago, IL) March 05, 2011 Brother Camillus Felix (Arthur) Gilsdorf, FSC (Wheatridge, CO) March 07, 1974 Ms. Catherine (Mrs. Henry) Kirsch, BFSC (New Orleans, LA) March 08, 1887 Brother Fidentius Cyril (Benjamin) Foley, FSC (Santa Fe, NM) March 08, 1923 Brother Arcadius Joseph (John) Guilder, FSC (Chicago, IL) March 09, 1896 Brother Florian Lucius (Thomas) Carman, FSC (Glencoe, MO) March 09, 1977 Brother Adrian Edgar (Joseph) Blanchard, FSC (Lafayette, LA) March 09, 1980 Brother Nauphary Marie (Joseph) Cortial, FSC (Lafayette, LA) March 09, 2006 Brother Alexander Alfred (Edward) Ricaud, FSC (Santa Fe, NM) March 11, 1906 Brother Augustine of Mary (John) Byrne, FSC (St. Louis, MO) March 11, 1922 Brother Amator Thomas (Edward) Deigan, FSC (Glencoe, MO) March 12, 1891 Brother Domitian of Jesus (Norbert) Dionne, FSC (New York, NY) March 13, 2003 Brother Bertrand of Jesus (Clarence) Riehm, FSC (Covington, LA) March 14, 1996 Brother Augustine Andrew (Robert) Kvas, FSC (Lafayette, LA) March 14, 2004 Brother August Regis (Andrew) White, FSC (Santa Fe, NM) March 15, 1888 Brother Justinian of Jesus (Matthew) Walsh, FSC (Baltimore, MD)

March 15, 1951 Brother Honoré Julien (Privat) Bruel, FSC (Covington, LA) March 17, 1984 Brother Nicolaüs Charles (Pierre) Crouzet, FSC (Lafayette, LA) March 18, 1911 Brother Hectorian (William) Roach, FSC (St. Louis, MO) March 18, 1938 Brother Harold Andrew (Henry) Pickert, FSC (St. Paul, MN) March 19, 1904 Brother Stephen of Jesus (Damase) Gosselin, FSC (Ammendale, MD) March 19, 1910 Brother Domitian (Clément) Pépin, FSC (Glencoe, MO) March 23, 1890 Brother Aurelian Dominick (Toussaint) Moreau, FSC (Glencoe, MO) March 23, 1923 Brother Lucistian Joseph (Patrick) Kavanaugh, FSC (Glencoe, MO) March 23, 1932 Brother Emery Idelfonsus (Owen) Curren, FSC (Glencoe, MO) March 25, 1867 Brother Lewis (Vincent) Gravel, FSC (New Orleans, LA) March 25, 1972 Mr. Ernest V. Beck, AFSC (Denver, CO) March 27, 1992 Brother Bonaventure Andrew (William) Terry, FSC (New Orleans, LA) March 28, 1936 Brother Lucian of Mary (Moise) Bouthillier, FSC (Glencoe, MO) March 29, 1907 Brother Rafael Felix (Francisco) Monroy, FSC (Las Vegas, NM) March 30, 1901 Msgr. James H. Dufouri, BFSC (Las Vegas, NM) March 30, 2007 Brother Benedict Virgil (Leo) Harvey, FSC (New Orleans, LA) March 31, 1893 Brother Gordanius Lewis (William) Brady, FSC (Glencoe, MO) March 31, 1916 Brother Geffrey Xavier (William) Watkins, FSC (St. Louis, MO) March 31, 1926 Brother Maurice Josephus (James) Freeze, FSC (Ammendale, MD) March 31, 1962 Brother Eliphus Victor (Myles) Sullivan, FSC, Assistant (Barrytown, NY)

Brothers’ Birthdays

March 09, 1927 Brother Thomas Daigle, FSC March 09, 1938 Brother Jerry Vincent, FSC March 10, 1942 Brother Charles Miller, FSC March 20, 1936 Brother Samuel Martinez, FSC March 21, 1954 Brother Kenneth Boesch, FSC March 27, 1932 Brother Delbert Harris, FSC

Classic Pepper-Uppers (and more!) (from the Provincialate Vault)

My not-so-bright friend asked me to meet him at the corner of “Walk” and “Don’t Walk”.

Hospitality is making your guests feel at home even while you wish that they were.

It’s not very reassuring that doctors and lawyers call what they do their “practice”.

There was an explosion at the wig factory. Police are now combing the area.

Our grammar school’s cafeteria food was so bad that we used to pray after we ate.

There is a new documentary out on how ships are held together. It’s riveting.

I got a new car for my mother-in-law. Not a bad trade.

For some, success means being well-known. For others, it means not being found out.

Air freshener: An terrible odor that is used to cover up an even worse one.

I want my children to have all of the things that I never had. Then, I’m going to move in with them.

My hometown is so small that the “Now Entering” and “Now Leaving” signs are on the same pole.